THE MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION. "And you claim the liberty of teaching. Stop! Be sincere ; let us understand the liberty which you claim. of not teaching. You wish us to give you the people to instruct. Very well. Let us see your pupils. Let us see those you produced. What have you done for Italy? What have you done for Spain? For centuries you have kept in your hands, at your discretion, at your school, these two great nations, illustrious among the illustrious. What have you done for them? I shall Italy-which has taught mankına to * * tell * * Spain, thanks to you, a yoke of stupor, which is a yoke of degradation and decay."-VICTOR HUGO. Printed at the Manitoba Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.—Introduction. CHAPTER II.-The Old System. CHAPTER III.—Bad Features of the Old System. CHAPTER IV.-Distribution of the Legislative Grant. CHAPTER V.-Some Practical Difficulties which make a Dual CHAPTER VI.-Changes made by the acts of 1890-National CHAPTER VII.-Did the acts of 1890 introduce Protestant CHAPTER VIII.-Reasons for passing the acts of 1890. CHAPTER IX.-Manitoba followed the example of the civilized CHAPTER X.-The four arguments for a return to the old CHAPTER XI.-No. 2.-The Treaty argument. The Hierarchy CHAPTER XII.-No. 2.-The Treaty argument-The "Parlia- CHAPTER XIII.-No. 3.-The legal argument-The Roman CHAPTER XIV. No. 4.-The Gospel of Despair as preached CHAPTER XV.—The Grant letters-A series of misstatements CHAPTER XVI.-Conclusion-The Remedial Order folly— THE MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION. Stop! Be sincere; 66 And you claim the liberty of teaching. let us understand the liberty which you claim. of not teaching. You wish us to give you the people to instruct. Very well. Let us see your pupils. Let us see those you produced. What have you done for Italy? What have you done for Spain? For centuries you have kept in your hands, at your discretion, at your school, these two great nations, illustrious among the illustrious. What have you done for them? I shall Italy-which has taught mankına to tell you. * * read-now knows not how to read! * * Spain, thanks to you, a yoke of stupor, which is a yoke of degradation and decay."-VICTOR HUGO. BY F. C. WADE, Barrister-at-law. WINNIPEG: 1895. Printed at the Manitoba Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. |